This page reflects HAE options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — HAE
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (24.65 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.60
±5.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
823
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
617
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.75
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$104.65
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$55.00
6/18/2026, 11:16:05 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
7/17/2026, 11:15:40 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:15:42 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:15:42 PM
2026-12-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:15:42 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:15:42 PM
2027-03-19
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:15:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
HAE pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
55
0
1533500
1533500
60
0
1225500
1225500
65
0
919000
919000
70
0
613500
613500
75
500
308500
309000
80
2000
4000
6000
85
20500
0
20500
90
78000
0
78000
95
179000
0
179000
100
580000
0
580000
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.